Monday, June 8, 2026

Simms Collection -- Monday Morning Miscellaneous Mysteries

From the stupendous Simms collection "I Have No Idea" folder.  All conjectures welcome.


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#8

11 comments:

  1. #5 Looks a lot like the Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Railroad (Laurel Line) to me.
    -Jacob Wiczkowski

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  2. Good work, I'm sure you're correct. #23 is, therefore, a 1904 Stephenson.

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  3. Picture #1 looks like a Kansas City, Leavenworth & Western Light weight interurban- Mark Sims- Altoona IA

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  4. #4 looks like Altoona & Logan Valley. Same photo as this image: https://www.newdavesrailpix.com/odds/pa/htm/alv03.htm

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  5. #3 is Valley City Street & Interurban in North Dakota-Mark Sims

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  6. #7 looks like Chicago Lake Shore and South Bend cars after the reorganization to the CSS&SB and conversion to 1500v in 1926. -Zach

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  7. Most of these have already been identified. #2 is Georgia Power Company and I suspect #8 is Northern Indiana Railway 303. I'm stumped on #6!

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  8. Morning Randall - by the livery, I think #3 is Minneapolis, Anoka & Cuyuna Range. Art

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  9. #6 = ex-Columbus Delaware & Marion box motor, that was used at a power plant into the late 1950s.

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  10. Hi Scott/Randall - thanks for the reminder on the ex-CD&M box motor. Post-CD&M a pair of box motors (the 300 and the 303), along with line car 102 (also ex-CD&M) worked for Marion Reserve Power at the Owens Station in Marion, OH. Hope that helps, Art

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  11. This worked out much better than I expected -- you guys are great. We seem to have a disagreement on #3, which is easy to understand. Anyway, in a day or two we'll have another batch. Don't touch that dial!

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